Micro-computed Tomographic Comparison of Nickel-Titanium Rotary versus Traditional Instruments in C-Shaped Root Canal System

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 708-712

  Yin, Xingzhe ^a   Cheung, Gary Shun pan ^b   Zhang, Chengfei ^a,b   Masuda, Yoshiko Murakami ^c   Kimura, Yuichi ^d   Matsumoto, Koukichi ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Showa University Dental Hospital   (Japan)

^d OHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C shaped canals; micro computed tomography; NiTi rotary files; root canal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOLAR; NICKEL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; TOOTH ROOT; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77949647647     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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